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[edit] Forgot to log in

I forgot to log in before i edit the page. me is actually 147.8.235.61. so what can I do?

[edit] Copyright notices

Please dont place copyright notices on the image thumbnails. --Jiang 09:33, 2 Mar 2004 (UTC)

[edit] New Town description

I understand that colloquially Tung Chung is referred to as the name of the ninth and the newest new town. Nonetheless the name of the new town is officially "North Lantau", which, in its originally planning, covers two main area, that is, Tung Chung and Tai Ho. The government is not mentioning Tai Ho anymore since the Asian Financial Crisis, but the official name remains "North Lantau" (source: Infrastructure Gallery and Advisory Council on the Environment, under Paragraphs 4, 11 and under Table 1).

[edit] Tung Chung and Ngong Ping

They're different places, aren't they? The former should be east of the latter. I found there were too many data about Ngong Ping included in this article...--Jerry Crimson Mann 17:28, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Pinyin

Can anyone verify whether the pinyin for Tung Chung is dōng cōng or dōng yǒng? I thought I could find some online translators but was in vain :( 199.111.230.195 04:44, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

  • The former one according to the MTR in-train announcement. Note the cōng here is not the simplified form of yǒng in this case, likewise the cōng in Quarry Bay -- Jerry Crimson Mann 05:01, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
    • Oops... guess I sounded stupid =P When I said translators I meant translating Chinese characters to their pinyins. But thanks for your answer anyway! 199.111.230.195 05:39, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Eating

I think there is an error in this section:

"For something more unusual, one can enjoy a meal at a temple behind the Tung Chung Battery and a restaurant in Po Lin Monastery which serves vegetarian food."

I think the writer means Tung_Chung_Fort where there is an Indian Restaurant just outside the fort's walls. There are no restaurants near to Tung Chung Battery, which is a small collection of ruined walls on the steep road leading down to Ma Wan Chung. DavidWalker 12:43, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Explaining removals

I copyedited parts of the article to make it better; but in the process, I removed the following. I am putting it here so *the community* can decide. However, I removed them because:

  • The former is covered in Ngong Ping 360 - and the details on that page is much much more up to date.
  • The latter doesn't really need THIS much detail!! (It's just roadworks!! =___=")

Ngong Ping 360 This cable car system between Tung Chung and Ngong Ping to enhance tourism on Lantau was first promulgated in the North Lantau Development Study (NLDS) 1992. The concept was further developed through the Visitor and Tourism Study for Hong Kong (VISTOUR), which was prepared for the Hong Kong Tourist Association (HKTA) and Planning Department in 1995.

The Project includes the following:

  • construction of a cable car system of about 5.7 km long between Tung Chung and Ngong Ping;
  • construction of associated towers and other support structures and ancillary works;
  • construction of two termini, one at Tung Chung and the other at Ngong Ping; and
  • construction of associated angle (for turning) station(s) and other associated infrastructure.

It is proposed that each cable car accommodate up to 17 passengers.

The major ecological impacts of this project are the loss of woodland and tall shrub habitat, potential disturbance to significant flora species and temporary disturbance to significant fauna species. Mitigation measures including compensation planting of approximately 20,000 m² of woodland vegetation to compensate for the loss of 2,500 m² of tall shrub and woodland habitats (and total loss of 29,600 m² of habitat not including developed areas). Appropriate construction practices (fencing off areas, restriction of construction areas, use of portable toilets etc.) are proposed. By implementation of mitigation measures and adherence to the practice notes and codes of practice for work within the Country Park, the ecological impacts are deemed to be acceptable. So this project should be carried out, in order to develop the Lantau Island and Hong Kong Tourism, which can benefit to our economy.

Construction work has commenced on 9 February 2004 and is expected to be completed in 2006. These future Cable Cars will allow visitors to glide across Tung Chung Bay and surroundings in Lantau Island. Passengers will be able to view over the North Lantau Country Park, the South China Sea, Hong Kong International Airport, the Tung Chung Valley, surrounding terrain and waterways and also The Big Buddha during the whole journey. The centre piece of the Village at Ngong Ping Terminal will be highlighted by "The Tea House", showcasing the village ambiance of both Northern and Southern China. Visitors will be able to experience the unique cultural features in the Village. It will be a major tourists attraction site in near future.


Tung Chung Road Improvement Works Recently, all vehicles, except franchised buses, Lantau taxis and emergency vehicles, require both the Tung Chung Road Prohibited Zone Permit and the Lantau Closed Road Permit to travel on the section of Tung Chung Road between Shek Mun Kap Road and South Lantau Road from 08:00 to 18:00 everyday. The Vehicles not exceeding 5.5 tonnes but possessing only the Lantau Closed Road Permits can only travel on that section of Tung Chung Road outside the above mentioned time. Vehicles exceeding 5.5 tonnes are generally banned from using that section of the road.

In order to meet the traffic demand generated by existing development and planned development on south Lantau up to 2016 with the improvement of road safety. Tung Chung Road is needed to be upgraded to a single two-lane road of 7.3 m width with a footpath of at least 1.6 m wide.

The works for the section between Pa Mei and Lung Tseng Tau has been completed at end of 2003. The remaining works involve widening and realignment between Lung Tseng Tau and Pak Kung Au along or near to its existing alignment; and construction of a new road for the section between Pak Kung Au and Cheung Sha to reduce the gradient to within 15 per cent.

--mintchocicecream 13:55, 21 May 2006 (UTC)